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This week's probable slates grouped by date. Each game is ranked once, by watchability, with both starters shown head-to-head.

Week's must-watch: MIL @ ATL / Jun 19 / #1 week pick
Filters / Pregame only / Watch rank / MIL

Jun 18

Must-Watch Games

Ranked by starter form, pairing quality, and matchup context. Matchup values are shown with a slate rank, never as a bare number.

Data through MLB Stats APIBaseball SavantOpen-Meteo

Day slate

Must-watch

CLE @ MIL

PregameAmerican Family Field

Park 1.00Forecast unavailable

Top watch score

#1 on Jun 18

CLEaway

Parker Messick

Form 48.0 · 3.33 ERA

→Steady +0.0
8d rest90 pitch avg
Proj GS+ 47.25.1 IP4.5 K1.9 ERmedium confidence
Opp vs RHP 0.755 OPS20.4% KOPS rank 4th
Proj K 4.5prop pendingTeam total pending

Parker Messick recent form GS+: 47, 59, 49, 45, 40

The hook

47.7

score

Top watch score in this group

CLEForm clashMIL

Parker Messick recent form GS+: 47, 59, 49, 45, 40

Shane Drohan recent form GS+: 47, 45, 45

MILhome

Shane Drohan

Form 45.7 · 5.28 ERA

→Steady +0.0
Small sample5d rest76 pitch avg
Proj GS+ 45.75.0 IP5.2 K2.9 ERlow confidence
Opp vs LHP 0.699 OPS21.0% KOPS rank 17th
Proj K 5.2prop pendingTeam total pending

Shane Drohan recent form GS+: 47, 45, 45

Top arm

48.0

Pairing

46.9

Limited form samples use baseline fallback where needed.

Jun 19

Must-Watch Games

Ranked by starter form, pairing quality, and matchup context. Matchup values are shown with a slate rank, never as a bare number.

Data through MLB Stats APIBaseball SavantOpen-Meteo

Day slate

Must-watch

MIL @ ATL

PregameTruist Park

Park 1.0169F / 5 mph wind

Top watch score

#1 on Jun 19

MILaway

Jacob Misiorowski

Form 69.2 · 0.25 ERA

→Steady +0.0
7d rest90 pitch avg
Going deeper
Proj GS+ 68.57.1 IP10.1 K0.2 ERmedium confidence
Opp vs RHP 0.748 OPS21.1% KOPS rank 6th
Proj K 10.1prop pendingTeam total pending

Jacob Misiorowski recent form GS+: 65, 71, 70, 60, 80

The hook

63.9

score

Top watch score in this group

Form clash pending

ATLhome

TBD

Starter TBDleague baseline used

Projection pending

Proj K --prop pendingTeam total pending

Top arm

69.2

Pairing

57.5

TBD starter included with league-mean fallback. Limited form samples use baseline fallback where needed.

Jun 20

Must-Watch Games

Ranked by starter form, pairing quality, and matchup context. Matchup values are shown with a slate rank, never as a bare number.

Data through MLB Stats APIBaseball SavantOpen-Meteo

Day slate

Must-watch

MIL @ ATL

PregameTruist Park

Park 1.0183F / 4 mph wind / 12% rain

Top watch score

#1 on Jun 20

MILaway

Kyle Harrison

Form 53.4 · 3.00 ERA

→Steady +0.0
6d rest89 pitch avg
Proj GS+ 53.15.1 IP6.1 K1.8 ERmedium confidence
Opp vs RHP 0.748 OPS21.1% KOPS rank 6th
Proj K 6.1prop pendingTeam total pending

Kyle Harrison recent form GS+: 71, 54, 64, 20, 58

The hook

51.7

score

Top watch score in this group

Form clash pending

ATLhome

TBD

Starter TBDleague baseline used

Projection pending

Proj K --prop pendingTeam total pending

Top arm

53.4

Pairing

49.6

TBD starter included with league-mean fallback. Limited form samples use baseline fallback where needed.

Jun 21

Must-Watch Games

Ranked by starter form, pairing quality, and matchup context. Matchup values are shown with a slate rank, never as a bare number.

Data through MLB Stats APIBaseball SavantOpen-Meteo

Day slate

Must-watch

MIL @ ATL

PregameTruist Park

Park 1.0178F / 11 mph wind / 54% rain

Top watch score

#1 on Jun 21

MILaway

Robert Gasser

Form 44.8 · 4.88 ERA

→Steady +0.0
5d rest87 pitch avg
Proj GS+ 44.74.2 IP4.2 K2.3 ERmedium confidence
Opp vs RHP 0.748 OPS21.1% KOPS rank 6th
Proj K 4.2prop pendingTeam total pending

Robert Gasser recent form GS+: 43, 40, 50, 32, 59

The hook

45.6

score

Top watch score in this group

Form clash pending

ATLhome

TBD

Starter TBDleague baseline used

Projection pending

Proj K --prop pendingTeam total pending

Top arm

45.8

Pairing

45.3

TBD starter included with league-mean fallback. Limited form samples use baseline fallback where needed.

Jun 22

Must-Watch Games

Ranked by starter form, pairing quality, and matchup context. Matchup values are shown with a slate rank, never as a bare number.

Data through MLB Stats APIBaseball SavantOpen-Meteo

Day slate

Must-watch

MIL @ CIN

PregameGreat American Ball Park

Park 1.0867F / 5 mph wind

Top watch score

#1 on Jun 22

MILaway

TBD

Starter TBDleague baseline used

Projection pending

Proj K --prop pendingTeam total pending

The hook

46.6

score

Top watch score in this group

Form clash pending

CINhome

TBD

Starter TBDleague baseline used

Projection pending

Proj K --prop pendingTeam total pending

Top arm

45.8

Pairing

45.8

TBD starter included with league-mean fallback. Limited form samples use baseline fallback where needed.Opponent split context pending.

Jun 23

Must-Watch Games

Ranked by starter form, pairing quality, and matchup context. Matchup values are shown with a slate rank, never as a bare number.

Data through MLB Stats APIBaseball SavantOpen-Meteo

Day slate

Must-watch

MIL @ CIN

PregameGreat American Ball Park

Park 1.0870F / 1 mph wind

Top watch score

#1 on Jun 23

MILaway

TBD

Starter TBDleague baseline used

Projection pending

Proj K --prop pendingTeam total pending

The hook

46.6

score

Top watch score in this group

Form clash pending

CINhome

TBD

Starter TBDleague baseline used

Projection pending

Proj K --prop pendingTeam total pending

Top arm

45.8

Pairing

45.8

TBD starter included with league-mean fallback. Limited form samples use baseline fallback where needed.Opponent split context pending.

Jun 24

Must-Watch Games

Ranked by starter form, pairing quality, and matchup context. Matchup values are shown with a slate rank, never as a bare number.

Data through MLB Stats APIBaseball SavantOpen-Meteo

Day slate

Must-watch

MIL @ CIN

PregameGreat American Ball Park

Park 1.0863F / 5 mph wind

Top watch score

#1 on Jun 24

MILaway

TBD

Starter TBDleague baseline used

Projection pending

Proj K --prop pendingTeam total pending

The hook

46.6

score

Top watch score in this group

Form clash pending

CINhome

TBD

Starter TBDleague baseline used

Projection pending

Proj K --prop pendingTeam total pending

Top arm

45.8

Pairing

45.8

TBD starter included with league-mean fallback. Limited form samples use baseline fallback where needed.Opponent split context pending.